hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
noisy; confused; uproarious
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
other than; excluding; without
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
failure; mistake; blunder
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
conviction; belief; confidence
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident